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Old 04-12-2011, 10:08   #1
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Probably free to a good home

Well beached (probably floats / sinks only on spring tides) up a small Estuary and moored - been there (in that derelict state) for at least 5 years. Maybe 10.......located Northern France (Portbail, Normandy).

My estimate was around 30' and she is completely f##ked. Refurbing her would end up same as Trigger's broom - all original, apart from the handle and the brush

Always makes me curious of the story behind her final journey - and which way she was heading (north or south).......










(Don't worry ladies - I have a mono in the same position to post as well )
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Old 04-12-2011, 10:11   #2
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Ah, it's true... they don't sink.
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Ah, it's true... they don't sink.
No, they just delaminate........
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I see more boats in the back ground. Any of them any good?
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Old 04-12-2011, 10:37   #5
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Piver, Nimble or Lodestar.
Cuppa petrol and a match
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Old 04-12-2011, 11:29   #6
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Yes, there are plenty of abandoned boats around.
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Looks like it's not good for much but fuel for a weenie roast.
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Makes me think of Donald Crowhurst.
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Makes me think of Donald Crowhurst.
Probably not - but there is a certain sadness to her..........
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Whats on the poster on the bows?
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Whats on the poster on the bows?
Sale Pending
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I think it was a notice from the local council that it would be scrapped.
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Probably not - but there is a certain sadness to her..........
Another broken dream...
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She looks like I feel after a bit of a rough night out. High and dry and a little worse for wear.
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